Trust. It’s the key facet of every human relationship. Before I became a Realtor, I thought Realtors enjoyed a great reputation. Why? Because my Realtor was a great guy—hardworking and trustworthy. I would refer him to all my friends and family, who each shared glowing recommendations. But how about you? Do you trust your Realtor? […]
Top 10 Realtor Pet Peeves About Other Realtors
Want to know what I hate? You don’t care? Doesn’t matter… I’m telling you anyway. My top 10 Realtor pet peeves about other Realtors. It’s going to shock you. Ok. There are sites where I publish my “made for TV” opinion and analysis stories. Louisville Homes Blog has been up and running since 2006 and […]
The Good, Bad and Ugly in Louisville Real Estate
Perhaps the best movie theme music of all time. I’ve spent a good many posts ranting about things that bother me in my career as a Louisville Realtor. Blog ranting is a good way to blow off steam. (Better that then actually telling someone they’re a bad person. Heh.) Today I thought I’d hit the […]
Regrets, I’ve Had a Few. Hopefully Taking Advantage of Historically Low Interest Rates Isn’t One of Them
Please pardon my epically long title above but I wanted to make a point. You know the famous Frank Sinatra song, My Way, right? Well, a portion of the lyrics are: Regrets, I’ve had a few But then again, too few to mention How about you? Are your regrets too few to mention? Most experts […]
It Takes All Kinds
You’ve heard, “It takes all kinds.” But I’d much rather a world without selfish people. Real estate can be a tough business. Whenever you deal with people, things can be quite trying. But, “It takes all kinds!” you hear people shout. Well, that depends. If you’re referring to: people of all colors and creeds, who […]
Why Choose Louisville New Construction? These Benefits for Home Buyers Will Show You the Way
I’ve written a data-driven article about the current Louisville new construction landscape for InsiderLouisville in the past. But today, I want to write about this topic from a personal perspective. Are you a designer? Hands-on on personality? New construction in Louisville could be exactly what you’re looking for.
How To Be the Best Real Estate Agent
In order to be the best real estate agent, you need to have knowledge, a strong work ethic and be truly trustworthy. Over on LouisvilleHomesBlog.com my content is highly-focused on providing real estate news and advice to people who want to buy or sell a Louisville home. It’s for the consumers of real estate. Here […]
Top 5 Best Practices for Real Estate Agents
Now that I’ve been in “the biz” for 7 years, I thought I’d try to organize my experience into best practices for real estate agents, in the hopes that… (in my best Meryl Streep voice) if I can help even one of you that it’ll all be worth it! As you’ll see in the real […]
All You Can Do Is The Best You Can Do
All you can do, is the best you can do. There are many experts who like to “share” their “wisdom” about the “secrets” to success. This is especially true in real estate. From Day One, during my training at Semonin, they brought in national speakers who flooded our minds with success tip after success tip. […]
Where do you look to find Louisville homes for sale?
So, let’s come right out and ask. Where do you look to find Louisville homes for sale? Which website works best for you? What search results do you get when you type “Louisville homes for sale” on your computer? It’s a constantly changing playing field. Merely improving a website’s usability isn’t going to cut it. […]
There Aren’t Any Rental Homes in Louisville Kentucky
Of course, there aren’t any rental homes in Louisville, Kentucky but there aren’t many. I mean, there aren’t zero, but there certainly aren’t enough. And that might not change very much going forward. This could be a rental home in Louisville… but it’s not. The owners want to sell it, not rent it. It’s a […]
We ‘Play It Safe’ When It Comes to Louisville New Construction
Today in Louisville (Jefferson County) there are 3,594 single family homes for sale on our MLS. 63% of them have basements. 49% of them have more than one story. Let’s look at homes built in the last 10 years: 69% of them have basements. 67% of them have more than one story. A few more […]
How long before Louisville news goes truly hyper local?
Now that we all know that it’s just a matter of time before the Courier Journal dies a long slow death, where will you be getting your local news from? If I have any say, hyper-local is coming to Louisville real estate. The trend towards hyper-local content shall continue but only will start taking mind […]
Louisville Tops Best Bang for Your Buck Vacations
Louisville is a great city with so much to offer. I never knew that it was the best vacation spot though. Gives me some ideas to think about. Wow! I knew Louisville was a great city but #1?!? Now I’m blushing. This just out from Livability.com; they reviewed 500 cities and awarded Louisville, KY is […]
Quick Hitter Post of the Month
Quick-hitter has far more baseball than basketball photos in the image search so that’s what I went with. But we all know that basketball is a far better sport. We live in Kentucky, after all. There’s so much going on that I couldn’t possibly give it all the time it deserves in this post. So […]